“My approach is the same – I just worry a little bit less,” says a relaxed Sarina Wiegman in a crowded meeting room at England’s hillside hotel in Zurich. With their European Championship Group D opener against France approaching on Saturday evening why shouldn’t the Lionesses head coach be calm? Wiegman has, after all, reached four major tournament finals in a row.
However, she does acknowledge she has changed since taking over England four years ago, and there are far fewer rules in camp almost three years after she guided the Lionesses to their first major trophy at Euro 2022: “My values won’t change but I have to adapt to new situations and figure out: ‘OK, what’s best for the team now?’
